BSc (Hons) Accounting
Natalya Shiryaeva – Programme Director
Jenni Rose –Lecturer and Academic Advisor
Vivien Browne – Programme Administrator
www.mbs.ac.uk
Original Thinking Applied
Presentation Structure
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Programme Aims
Programme Structure
1st Year Course Choices
Progression Rules
Prizes
Attendance
Important Contacts and
Sources of Help
• Student Reps
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Congratulations!
Now the hard
work starts
YOU are responsible
for your own
success!!!!
The Basics
Timetable
Your timetable will be different each
week.
You are responsible for
checking your personal
timetable on the Student
System and making
sure that you are in the
right place at the
right time.
Role of Blackboard
• All courses have a space in the Virtual
Learning Environment (Blackboard)
– You must frequently consult the Blackboard
space for all of your courses
– The resources on Blackboard are not a
substitute for attending teaching sessions.
The
Programme
Programme Aims
What do you think?
https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Myprogramme/Coursechoice
sprogrammestructures/Programmespecifications.aspx.
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Programme Aims
The BSc Accounting programme aims to:
• Meet the needs of students who are seeking a
career in accounting, business or related areas
• Provide a thorough grounding in the theoretical
knowledge and practical skills necessary for
such careers
• Offer substantial exemptions from professional
accountancy examinations and the opportunity
for students to undertake relevant experience
via an internship year that will give a head-start
towards obtaining full professional qualification
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Programme Aims
The BSc Accounting programme aims to:
• Provide students with knowledge and understanding of
the conceptual and applied aspects of accounting as an
academic discipline
• Provide a varied and challenging mixture of teaching and
learning experiences
• Encourage and enable students to acquire practices of
independent thinking and learning, developing students’
powers of critical thinking, enquiry and logical expression
• Develop core skills: computer literacy, numeracy,
problem-solving, written and oral communication,
teamwork, project management, and report writing
• Place accounting in its broader economic,
organisational, social and political contexts
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Structure of Programme
• 3 / 4 year programme, two semesters
each academic year
• Each year involves 120 credits of study,
this consists of taking course units
(normally 10 credits or 20 credits)
• You will normally take 60 credits in each
semester
• Optional internship year comes after your
second year of study
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Degree classification
For the different classes the overall mark ranges are:
For class 1 (First class degree) - 70% and above;
For class 2i (Upper Second or 2.1) - between 60% and 69%
For class 2ii (Lower Second or 2.2) - between 50% and 59%
For class 3 (Third Class Degree) - between 40% and 49%
Degree weightings
• First year – need to pass to proceed to second year
– Marks do not count towards degree classification, but do
appear on a transcript of marks.
– Marks may be important when applying for
internships/ work experience – MINIMUM 2.1!!!!
• Second year – worth 1/3 of your degree mark
• Final year – worth 2/3 of your degree mark
1st year – compulsory courses
SEMESTER ONE
BMAN10501
BMAN10901
ECON10041
OR
ECON10081
SEMESTER TWO
BMAN10522M
Financial Reporting
Law in a Management Context
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10
Microeconomic Principles OR
The UK Economy - Microeconomics
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Financial Decision Making (M)
10
BMAN10512
Introductory Management Accounting
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ECON10042
OR
ECON10082
Macroeconomic Principles OR
The UK Economy - Macroeconomics
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SEMESTER ONE & TWO
BMAN10760
BMAN10750
Auditing & Professional Accounting
Practice 1
Quantitative Methods for Accounting &
Finance
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Need extra help with maths?
There are extra drop in maths surgeries each
semester for students who want more help. Look
out for details in the e-Bulletin
Economics Courses
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If you have A-Level Economics or equivalent qualifications, then you will be
enrolled for:
ECON10081 UK Economy – Microeconomics &
ECON10082 UK Economy – Macroeconomics
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If you have not got A-Level Economics, then you will be enrolled for:
ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles &
ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles
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At the end of this talk, there will be an Economics course list that you can
check to see which Economics courses you will be studying.
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If we have been unable to assess your level of Economics, you must attend
the economics registration session tomorrow, Tuesday 22 September
2015, between 1:00pm – 2:30pm in room B8 MBS East
Building to see an Economics tutor to ensure you are enrolled on the
correct courses.
Viv has a list of students who must attend the Economics course
registration session tomorrow – these students have also been emailed. If
you are not on the list, you do not have to attend this session.
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1st year course choices
• You have 20 credits of optional courses to
select
• These can be chosen from the courses
listed on the next slide although you
should have completed and returned your
course choices via the survey to Viv.
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1st year – optional courses
https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Myprogramme/Coursecho
icesprogrammestructures/Programmestructures.aspx
SEMESTER ONE
BMAN10881
Analysing Organisations 1
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BMAN10701
Business Database Design and Development
10
BMAN10101
Marketing Foundations
10
SEMESTER TWO
BMAN10892
Analysing Organisations 2
10
BMAN10252
Fundamentals of Technological Change
10
BMAN10652
Information Systems in Business
10
BMAN10872
Introduction to Work Psychology
10
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2nd year – compulsory courses
SEMESTER ONE
BMAN20081
Financial Statement Analysis
10
BMAN24111
Principles of Taxation
10
BMAN20881
Professional Accounting Practice
10
SEMESTER TWO
BMAN24042
BMAN20812
Business Law 1: Law, Business Liabilities
and the Consumer
Business Strategy
10
10
SEMESTER ONE & TWO
BMAN21020
Financial Reporting & Accountability
20
BMAN23000(B)
Foundations of Finance
20
BMAN21040
Intermediate Management Accounting
20
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Internship year
• The internship year is optional
• It will take place between your second and
final years of study
• You will start to apply for a placement
during the summer after your first year on
the programme
• You will be given further information about
the internship year as part of the Auditing
& Professional Accounting module
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Final year – compulsory courses
SEMESTER ONE
BMAN30131
Accountability & Auditing
10
Business Law 2
10
SEMESTER TWO
BMAN24052
SEMESTER ONE & TWO
BMAN30030
Contemporary Issues in Financial
Reporting & Regulation
20
BMAN31610
Corporate Financial Communication &
Valuation
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Then choose 50 credits from the optional course list
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Assessment and
Progression
Assessment: What to Expect
• Semester 1 exams take place in January
• Semester 2 exams take place in May/
June
• Some courses are assessed by exam
only, some by coursework and exams and
some by coursework only.
It is your responsibility to check your
coursework deadlines and your exam dates,
times and venues.
Progression
Pass everything (40%+ in
120 credits)
Pass 40%+ in at least 80
credits and a “compensatable
mark” (30-39%) in a
maximum of 40 credits
Year 1
Receive a mark below 40% in
more than 40 credits =
compensation and
REASSESSMENT
If you fail any course below
30% = REASSESSMENT
You can be reassessed in courses up to a
maximum of 80 credits
Year 2
Re-sits
Resits take place in
Resits are for
August in Manchester
progression only. They are not a second
chance to get a better mark
fail resits
may
If you
you
be allowed to take additional courses in
your second year, may have to retake exams and wait a year to join the second
year, or be
excluded from the university
Prizes
There are several prizes
for high performing
students at the end of
each year
Final year prizes for top
student overall and best
project
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REMEMBER!
In coming to MBS, you have
not bought a degree….just
the opportunity to earn one
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Approaches to teaching and learning
• University teaching is different from school/ college
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Some very large lectures
Some small group seminars/ workshops
A range of teaching styles
Lecturers, senior lecturers, professors, graduate teaching
assistants (GTAs), seminar leaders
• You are expected to be an independent learner
• You are responsible for your own learning
Attendance and Engagement
You are expected to attend all
scheduled teaching session (lectures,
seminars, workshops etc)
You are expected to engage in all
scheduled teaching session (lectures,
seminars, workshops etc)
You are expected to avoid any
behaviour that would interfere with the
learning and engagement of others.
Seminar attendance will be monitored, and spot checks
may be conducted in lectures.
Work and Attendance Monitoring
• Attendance at all seminars, tutorials, labs and workshops
is compulsory and will be monitored
• If you are unable to attend a class because of illness or
other good reason, you need to complete an ‘absence
from class form’ and submit it to the undergraduate
office. Forms are available from the UG office (D20) or
can be downloaded from the MBS UG intranet.
• If a student misses 3 or more consecutive seminars,
tutorials, labs or workshops this will be followed up by
the Assessment and Student Support Centre. We have a
duty to make sure students attend classes and do not
have any serious problems that are the cause of nonattendance.
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Support in your Studies
• Academic Advisors – academic contact
throughout your degree programme
– More on this in your Auditing and Professional
Accounting Practice class next week
• Course Co-ordinators – academic lead for
individual modules
– First point of contact for any problems arising with
your modules
• Other lecturers / workshop leaders – office
hours appointments to answer your queries
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Office hours
• Office hours are times
when academic staff
are available to meet
students
• Academic staff should
display their office
hours on their door.
For Accounting and Finance Academic staff you can use SO
Medical / Personal Problems
• In case of medical, personal or other problems
of a serious nature which have (or are likely to
have) an adverse effect on your studies, ideally
students should seek help from their academic
adviser, the Assessment and Student Support
Centre (ASSC) at D14 (Absence, Illness, Forms)
and the Programme Administrators.
• NOTE: It is important that the School is
informed about issues affecting your study
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Student Representatives
• We need volunteers for the role!
• Student reps will sit on the Programme
Committee and attend the MBS UG Staff
Student Liaison Committee
• All interested (including self nominations)
students should go to the undergraduate
office (D20) for a nomination form by Friday 2
October
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Peer Mentors
• Peer mentoring is designed to provide
pastoral support to first year students. All
of the mentors are trained second or third
year MBS undergraduate students
• You will meet with your mentors during
Welcome week, details of these meetings
is included in your arrival pack.
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Undergraduate programme induction
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFybe
RIcay8&feature=youtu.be
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BSc Accounting
Welcome Reception
You are invited to attend the Welcome Reception
event immediately after the ICAEW event on
Wednesday 23 September (1pm)
Please come along to the reception area of
Crawford House on the mezzanine floor
Good luck for the
forthcoming years!
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